Plant Care Tips: Plants not only enhance the beauty of the house. But also provide pure air and environment. There are many such plants, from flowers to fruits and vegetables, which you can easily grow in your home. To grow a plant, people often bring seeds or planted saplings from the nursery. The plant remains very green in the nursery. But when we bring it home, it starts drying up and withering. In such a situation, many people complain that the nurseries do not provide good plants. However, this is not the case at all. If the plant is taken proper care of, the plant brought from the nursery can remain green.
Regarding this, TV9 Bharatvarsh talked to expert Anand Sharma who came to the 38th Flower Festival in Noida. This festival is organized every year in the month of spring. Where more than 600 varieties of plants can be seen. Apart from this, many farmers and nurseries showcase their plants. Anand Sharma, present in this Basant Utsav, has given tips to save the plant and keep it green. If your plant brought from the nursery also dries up, then this article is for you. Here we will tell you the tips given by experts.
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What did the plant experts say?
Anand Sharma says that whenever people take saplings from the nursery, they make some common mistakes. Because of this their plant starts drying up. The first mistake is made in making fertilizer. When you transfer the plant to another pot, we must add organic DAP while preparing the soil. Because DAP is the man in seeding and reporting. In a 10 inch pot, add 10 grams DAP, 25 grams potash fertilizer and 25-30 grams Neem Kavach. Due to this the plant will not die, its growth will be good and it will also be protected from insects.
Rest the plant for the first day
Immediately keeping the plant brought from the nursery in the sun, giving it fertilizer or water also causes it to wither. Because when the location of the plant changes, it takes time to adjust. In such a situation, do not keep the plant in sunlight immediately after bringing it from the nursery. Keep it in shade/indirect light for 23 days so that it can adjust to the new environment.
Water less and at the right time
Water the plant brought from the nursery only when the top 12 inches layer of soil feels dry. Watering every day is the biggest mistake. While watering, some water started coming out from the bottom of the pot. Give just this much water. Too much water can cause the roots of the plant to rot.
Avoid applying fertilizer immediately
The saplings brought from the nursery are already kept with great care. It is not necessary to fertilize it immediately when you take it home. Because the plant already contains nutritious fertilizer. In such a situation, you should plant a new plant.
Fertilizer should be given for at least 23 weeks. Later, give small amounts of light organic fertilizer (vermi compost/dung manure).
Do not change place frequently
Even if you keep the plant at different places again and again, it will not grow quickly. Because changing the place makes it difficult for the plant to adjust, which increases its effect on growth. Therefore, once decide the location of the plant and leave it at that place.
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